Scumball is nearly upon us

In addition to all the preparations to the car, I will be embarking on a vigorous training program starting from 0500 tomorrow morning.

Training will consist of a flight to Cyprus followed by a week of hardcore muscle inactivity – possibly involving a bit of floating in a pool. Of course there will also be a bit of alcohol tolerance boosting to elevate me to the extreme levels of fitness required to jolly across Europe with a mate in a ropey old car